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This textbook defines and discusses the legal and ethical issues related to the practice of medicine in the ambulatory setting. Topics include professional liability, public duties, consent, medical records, bill collection practices, abortion, and choices in dying. The fifth edition adds discussion of the debate over stem cell research.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Info
Olympic College, Bremerton, WA. Textbook, for medical assisting students, has been updated throughout to reflect the latest developments and emerging ethical issues. Chapters include: medical practice management, employees in ambulatory health care, public duties, consent, medical records, genetic engineering, abortion, and more. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover.

ANNOTATION

"...includes major changes in sections dealing with managed care and health care reform, legal issues, and ethics...with a new chapter entitled Cultural Perspectives for Ambulatory Health Care."

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The classic textbook, Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics for Ambulatory Care, has now been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest changes in health care. The ease of readability, the broad perspective of all views supported by case law, brief scenarios, and thought-provoking vignettes distinguish this book from other texts on the market. The book's approach enhances your critical-thinking skills by covering basic legal systems and ethical issues that help you make logical decisions and determine a personal ethical stance as a professional. Major changes to the fourth edition include current trends and issues in managed care and health care reform are covered; brief scenarios are included; all legal issues are updated to reflect the latest decisions; all ethics chapters are revised to reflect the most current events; and an important chapter is added - Cultural Perspectives for Ambulatory Care.

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Booknews

This textbook defines and discusses the legal and ethical issues related to the practice of medicine in the ambulatory setting. Topics include professional liability, public duties, consent, medical records, bill collection practices, abortion, and choices in dying. The fifth edition adds discussion of the debate over stem cell research. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Illustrates medical ethics concepts and controversies with brief cases and scenarios, and provides learning features such as definitions, chapter objectives, vignettes, discussion questions, and case law examples. Subjects covered include professional liability, consent, genetic engineering, abortion, and death and dying. For ambulatory health care workers. This fourth edition, revised from the 1993 edition of , includes material on managed care, health care reform, and cultural perspectives. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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